Mats Larsson

Mats Larsson
Mats Larsson
	Mats Larsson during Tour de Ski competitions in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2007
Country	Sweden
Full name	Ål Mats Arne Larsson
Born	20 March 1980 (age 45); Järna, Vansbro, Sweden
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski club	Åsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons	12 – (2000–2011)
Indiv. starts	85
Indiv. podiums	4
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	24
Team podiums	7
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (25th in 2007)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
World Championships
U23 World Championships
Junior World Championships

Ål Mats Arne Larsson (born 20 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has raced since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 20th in the 15 km event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.^[1]

Larsson won a silver medal in the individual sprint event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. His only career win came in a 15 km event in 2002 in Italy.

In May 2013, he was appointed as a coach for the Swedish national cross-country ski team.^[2] His father Gunnar was also an Olympic cross-country skier.^[1]^[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[4]

Olympic Games

1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2006	25	9	—	—	—	Bronze	—

World Championships

1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2005	24	62	—	—	6	7	—
2007	26	—	33	—	Silver	—	—
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2000	20	NC	—	—	NC	—	—	—	—
2001	21	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	22	NC	—	—	—	NC	—	—	—
2003	23	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	24	55	51	—	—	33	—	—	—
2005	25	66	NC	—	—	29	—	—	—
2006	26	93	85	—	—	48	—	—	—
2007	27	25	53	—	—	11	—	DNF	—
2008	28	44	57	—	—	20	—	29	—
2009	29	58	56	—	—	37	—	—	55
2010	30	50	53	—	—	33	—	—	19
2011	31	50	93	—	—	17	DNF	—	—

Individual podiums

4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2006–07	14 March 2007	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
2	2006–07	21 March 2007	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
3	2007–08	1 December 2007	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
4	2009–10	19 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	3.3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 RL)
7 podiums – (4 RL, 3 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2003–04	14 December 2003	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Larsson / Olsson / Högberg
2	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Brink / Högberg / Fredriksson
3	2005–06	18 December 2005	Canmore, Canada	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Östberg
4	2007–08	9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
5	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Olsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
6		5 December 2010	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Jönsson
7		16 January 2011	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Modin

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mats Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ Hultqvist, Daniel (3 May 2013). "OS-medaljör in i skidlandslaget". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ Mats Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
^ "LARSSON Mats". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.